Prosperity gaps persist for blacks
Kurt Metzger is referenced as analyzing 2000 Census data regarding the average household income for Detroit residents.
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David DiChiera, general director of the Michigan Opera Theatre, was featured on Leaders on Leadership, a weekly television series co-produced by the Wayne State School of Business Administration and Detroit Public Television. David is a music academic by training, and a Fulbright Scholar, who has spent much of his career building opera performance companies. Host Larry Fobes (WSU School of Business Administration), and a studio audience of WSU students, heard DiChiera talk about building the \"brand\" for opera music in Detroit, and building the \"brand\" for his particular theatre in the global opera market.
Theater
\"Blithe Spirit,\" featuring the story of a man whose neatly arranged life is turned upside down when his first wife returns from the dead, at Wayne State University\'s Hilberry Theatre. Continues through Dec. 11.
Theater
\"Blithe Spirit,\" featuring the story of a man whose neatly arranged life is turned upside down when his first wife returns from the dead, at Wayne State University\'s Hilberry Theatre. Continues through Dec. 11.
Nonprofit agencies receive grant funds
The Free Legal Aid Clinic sponsored by the WSU Law School received a $2,000 grant from the State Bar of Michigan's Access to Justice Fund to help pay for software and computer equipment used in the program.
2004 LifeLine Award recipients
A photo and caption shows College of Nursing Dean Barbara Redman with Mado Lie, event chair and College of Nursing Board of Visitors member, along with 2004 LifeLine Award recipients Vernice Davis Anthony and Michele Baker.
OBA honors outstanding achievers
The Wayne State Organization of Black Alumni will host its annual Achievement Awards Banquet on Nov. 5 at the Hotel Pontchartrain. Kenneth Hill, founder and former executive director of the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering program; Reuben Yabuku, founder and artistic director of BUKU Productions Theatre Company; and Sean Werdlow, CFO for the City of Detroit, will be among those honored. The article also gives ticket information.
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Wayne State Law School is hosting a number of events including class reunions, The Damon J. Keith Law Collection of African-American Legal History, "Globalization and Sovereignty," and a Labor and Employment Law Seminar.
The Third Period
In a correction story, the London Free Press referred to a report last week about the demise of Wayne State University's hockey program. It is noted that Wayne States hockey program "is a young but already mature program that has won three championships in the last four years after starting fresh with a team entering NCAA Division I competition in 1999.
People on the move
American Indian Law expert, Bethany R. Berger, joined the faculty of Wayne State University's Law School.
Public Colleges sweeten pot
Trying to lure more students, public universities around the country are rapidly developing honors colleges that advertise the qualities of a liberal arts college within the walls of the universities. Many college students find honors colleges in major universities to be more suiting than entering a costly private university. For universities, such honors programs aren't cheap, though their costs aren't always apparent.
Rating the debate - Wayne State communications students grade the candidates
In the view of some WSU communications students George Bush flunked last week's debate, making the sort of mistakes anyone who has passed Public Speaking 101 learns to avoid. The story features a picture of Wayne State students watching the debate.
Job growth challenges
A brief article gives details of the upcoming Edward L. Cushman Colloquium organized by the Douglas A. Fraser Center for Workplace Issues at Wayne State University. David Hollister, director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth will discuss the economic and labor challenges facing the state.
Archives get home
The archives of local composer Clark Eastham have been moved from the Royal Oak Public Library to the Walter P. Reuther Library at Wayne State University. Eastham, who died in 1995, is regarded as the dean of Michigan composers. He taught music for 70 years.
Rock the Vote
Vice President of Government Affairs Harvey Hollins was interviewed on today's "Rock the Vote" event -- a concert and celebration designed to reinforce the "get out and vote" campaign. Hollins said Wayne State students seem to have a heightened interest in this year's election and that WSU volunteers have registered 200 student voters. When the Dean of Students sponsored a debate watch last week expecting 350 viewers, 650 students turned out for the event.
Business Briefing: Job growth challenges
David C. Hollister, director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, will be discussing the economic and labor challenges facing the state and how Michigan can emerge as an economic powerhouse in the 21st century. The free Oct. 20 event, organized by Wayne State University's Douglas A. Fraser Center for Workplace Issues, is part of the annual Edward L. Cushman Colloquium.
Michael Moore speaks at Wayne State
A front-page photo of Michael Moore notes that he recently spoke at Wayne State University as part of his 60-city "Slacker Uprising Tour."
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Wayne State University's School of Medicine, Detroit Medical Center and the Sarcoidosis Awareness Foundation have partnered to form a center for the diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis. The center will offer diagnostic services, testing and evaluation, treatment, research, support groups and education for both the general public and medical community.
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Students from Wayne State's School of Social Work, who participate in Highland Park School District programs, were recruited to facilitate grief counseling services following the shooting death of a 15-year-old student at Highland Park Community High School. A district spokesperson said that Wayne State University's School of Social Work maintains collaborative relationships with the city's schools.
Warrior Runner Earns GLIAC Honor
Wayne State University sophomore cross country team member Jenni Culbertson was selected GLIAC Women\'s Cross Country Runner of the Week. Culbertson took second at the 6K Michigan Intercollegiate held at Rolling Hills Golf Course in Hudsonville last Friday. Culbertson\'s time of 22:24 was her second best 6k finish of her career. A photo of Culbertson accompanies the story.